The Central Bank of Seychelles has confirmed that it will soon be issuing a new family of banknotes and coins. A press release from the central bank dated 3 November 2016 confirmed that a new family of banknotes and coins is to be issued by the Bank during December 2016. The new family commemorates 40…
The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has confirmed that it will soon be introducing new denominations to its banknote series, the 200 and 2,000 denar. The new notes will be circulated from 15 December 2016. At the same time, the central bank will begin to withdraw the…
On 1 November 2016, the National Bank of Georgia issued an upgraded 100 lari banknote into circulation. The colourful design continues to use traditional themes of the Georgian banknote series, but includes updated cultural and historical elements. Security features include an optically variable ink feature, a striped foil, see through register and tactile lines…
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s first polymer banknote entered circulation today, following the trend set by other Scottish issuing authorities, the Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank. The design of the new note was announced in April earlier this year. It features Scottish poet Nan Shepherd and is the first of the new “Fabric of…
Following the introduction of a new high denomination 500-peso banknote in June of this year, the Banco Central de la República Argentina has introduced a new 200-peso paper banknote within the indigenous animal series. The design of the note, which is a new denomination within the Argentinian currency structure, is predominantly blue in colour and…
The State Bank of Pakistan has introduced a new 10-rupee coin that will circulate alongside the current 10-rupee banknote first issued in 2006. Though there are no reports of the banknote being withdrawn, it is thought the move to coin will help to minimise the costs of replacing the highly used 10-rupee banknote given the…
Sweden has launched the remaining banknotes and coins of its latest currency series today, with the new 100 and 500 krona banknotes and 1, 2 and 5 coins. The new banknotes and coins complete the latest currency series issued from Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, following the initial release of the 20, 50,…
Clydesdale Bank has today issued into circulation its new £5 polymer banknote. The new full circulation banknote follows the introduction of the commemorative version issued in 2015. Image courtesy of De La Rue. The banknote includes De La Rue‘s SPARK® Orbital™ security features incorporating SICPA‘s colour changing SPARK® ink, shown in green over the illustration of…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has today issued its new $5 polymer banknote. It is the first of the new series to be issued, as part of the central bank’s Next Generation Banknote Program. The $5 note is printed using Innovia Security’s Guardian® polymer substrate and contains a variety of new security features. This includes the first…
Gibraltar has issued a new polymer £100 banknote to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Joshua Hassan, Gibraltar’s first Chief Minister. The new banknote uses De La Rue’s polymer Safeguard® substrate, and is the first time a holographic foil, namely Depth™ Image, has been used with the polymer substrate. The hologram is visible from either…